Common use cases for firewall rules

The following common use cases illustrate how to secure web traffic to your sites and applications with firewall rules:

• Block Microsoft Exchange Autodiscover requests
• Block requests based on IP reputation
• Challenge bad bots
• Exempt partners from Hotlink Protection
• Require a specific cookie
• Require a valid HMAC token
• Require specific HTTP headers
• Require specific HTTP ports
• Site administration — Require known IP addresses
• Stop R-U-Dead-Yet? (R.U.D.Y.) attacks
• Update firewall rules for customers or partners